Autographic register



May 29, 1923. 1,456,768

1.. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHI G REGI STER Filed Dec. '7, 1916 4Sheets-Sheet l :E L Q- 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEY L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHI CREGI STER' Fi ed [160- 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 M o Q n) WLI'L: MM 6 W W-u1: M M "w, W 1'" W INVENTOR May 29,1923. l,456,7

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHI C REGI STER Fi ed 8 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 5INVENTOR ATTORNEY May 29, 1923. 1,456,768

| F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER F e 1916 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORTI'ORNEY LOUIS F. HAGEMANN, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOAMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, ACORPO- RATION OF ONTARIO AUTOGRAIHIC REGISTER.

Application filed December 7, 1916. Serial No. mason T all whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS F. .HAQEIVIANNa acitizen of the United States,residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AutographicRegisters, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to 0 which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sheet feeding mechanism, and with respect toits more specific features to machines or devices wherein one or morewebs of paper are fed over a Writing tablet, there being interposedbetween the webs, when required, carbon or other transferring meanswhereby several impressions may be made from a single writine of theobjects of the invention is to enable accurate registration to beobtained of the symbols in that class of machinesin which sheets bearingsymbols are fed. More specifically, and in connection with theapplication of this invention to automatic registers in which aplurality of webs bearing printed sales forms or sheets thereon are fedover the bed of he machine, one of the objects of this intuition is toadjust the position of the sheets so as to insure accurate registrationof the forms relative to each other and. to the machine.

Another object of the invention is to retain the paper in operativeposition in a machine of the character referred to when it is releasedby the feeding means.

Other objects will be in part obvious and art pointed out hereinafter.he invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, andwherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one emliodilnent of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross section along the line 1-11 of Fig 1;

Fig. 3 is a view of the top plate of the machine as seen from below;

Fig 4 is an enlarged view of the paper gripping mechanism;

1g. 5 is a View of the slide releasing catch; and

Fig. 6 is a view of the Web adjusting pins and the web retainingmechanism; Figs. 7, 8 9, 10 and 11 illustrate certain modificatrons.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, there is illustratedtherein an autographic register, the frame of such machine beingcomposed of side plates 1 fastened together by any suitable means, as byrods extending thereacross. Journaled in the side plates, on rods 3, arethe rolls of web 4. 'lhese rolls may be prevented from overrunmng, andthe .web itself may be. placed under tension, if desired, by springs 4bearing against the end of the rolls of web. The webs are carried aroundguide pins 5, overthe bed of the machine 6, which forms a writing tableor support for the sheets. The bed or support 6 may be provided at oneend with depending ears, mounted for rotation on a shaft 9, later to bedescribed, so that the support may be swung upwardly about the shaft 9to permit of a convenient and ready of the casing as when it is desiredto replenish the supply of webs. Suitable carbon sheets may beinterposed between the webs. As illustrated, the carbon sheets may becarried upon rollers 7 at each side of the bed and fed from one side ofthe bed to the other between the webs by a suitable handle 8 upon theend of the rollers. A cover 6 may be; pivoted at one side of the bed 6so to overlie the webs, this cover may be provided with an opening overthat portion of the web on which it is desired to write. Suitable casingmay be provided for the roll 7 and if desired, an opening may be cut inthe botttom of the casing to allow any dirt which might tend toaccumulate in the casing to fall out.

Journaled also in the side platesl is a suitable driving shaft 9provided with an operating handle 9, on which is mounted a access to theinterior ping member 12 adapted to grip the end of the web, draw thesame forward and then release it. This gripping member is mounted formovement longitudinally of thebed 6 by being attached to reciprocatorydevice, as a sliding frame 13, sliding in gu1deways14 mounted on theunder side of the bed. The rack member 11 is slidingly mounted upon thesliding frame 13 by means of slots in depending flanges 13 of the frame13 in which the headed pins 14" of the rack member 11 are retained (seeFig. 4). A spring 15, attached at its two ends to pin 14 on the flange13 and to pin 14: on the rack member 11, respectively, normally holdsthe rack member retracted relative to the sliding frame 13. The grippingmember comprises a jaw 16 fixed to the sliding member 13, and a jaw 17which is relatively movable with regard to the jaw 16, these membersoperating alternately to grip and release the webs between intervals ofadvance. Attached to the rack bar 11 are spaced pins 18 and 19, andpivoted upon the sliding frame 13 is a member 20, one end 21 of whichextends downwardly between the pins 18 and 19, and the other end 22 ofwhich is adapted to bear against the under side of the movable grippingjaw 17 when the rack 11 is moved to bring the pin 19 in engagement withthe arm 21.

Movement of the rack 11 forward tends to move the sliding member 13 withit because of their being coupled together by the spring 15. At thebeginning of the feeding or web advancing stroke, while the grippingmember 12 loosely embraces the web, it is desirable to retard themovement of the sliding frame 13, in order to cause the gripping memberto take hold of the web at the initial web advancing position, otherwisethe ripping member might slip off the end of t e web without grippingand feeding it. In the present embodiment the sliding frame 13 ispositively prevented from advancing rior to the gripping operation onthe webs.

his retarding of the sliding frame, while the rack is moved, produces arelative movement of the rack and sliding frame which operates themovable jaw 17 to grip the web as has been described. This retardationmay be accomplished (see Fig. 5) by providing a catch 23 on the slidingframe 13 and a. spring latch 24 on the bed 6 adapted to engage saidcatch when the frame is in such position that the gripping member 12 maygrasp the end of the web. In order to release the spring latch andthereby permit movement of the sliding member 13 to feed the web,meansare provided to release the catch as soon as the web has beengrasped by the grip ing member. This may be done by providing the latchwith a tripping arm 25 and by attaching to the rack member 11 a cam arm26 so positioned-that the latch 2% will be tripped only after suchmovement of the rack relative to the frame 13 as will operate thegripping member 12.

In order to permit the used sheets to be taken from the web it isdesirable to provide a bar above the web against which the web may betorn. The tearing off of the used sheets,-however, leaves the free endof the web concealed beneath the tearing bar. In order to permit thegripping means to grasp the ends of the web, in this specific embodimentof the invention, it is desirable that means he provided to lift thetearing bar out of the way of the gripping means as the gripping meansapproaches to grasp .the ends of the web. The particular construction bywhich these results are accomplished in the embodiment of the inventionillustrated, is as follows:

Above the webs at the other end of the sheet from the guide pins 5 ismounted the tearing bar 27 upon arms 28 connected to the ends of a shaft29 which may be mounted in any convenient manner, as, for example, it.may be journaled in the side plates 1. Suitable springs 30 upon thisshaft, bearing against the main frame, tend to rotate the shaft 29 insuch a'manner as to hold the tearing bar 27 normally. in looseengagement with the sheets. ,To prevent the tearing bar bearing tooheavily against the sheets, suitable stops 30 may be provided on the bedagainst which the ends of the tearing bar may rest. Mounted upon thesliding member 13 is a cam 31, and rigidly attached to the shaft 29 is afinger 32 so positioned relative to the shaft and the cam as to lift thetearing bar free of the sheets as the gripping member reaches itsextreme position toward the bed 6. In order to prevent the ends of thewebs from slipping away from the gripping member 12, after certainadjustments of the webs hereinafter noted, it is desirable that means heprovided for retaining the web in place until it is gripped by thegripping member. In the present embodiment, this mechanism is asfollows: Mounted upon the tearing bar 27 is a spring finger 33, which,by reason of its rotation around the shaft 29 when the tearing bar 27 israised, clamps the webs to the bed plate 6 at a time when they mightotherwise be released.

Mounted on the under side of the bed 6 are brackets 34, one on each sideof the machine, in which is journaled a shaft 35. A block 36, preferablyof a fibrous material, is slidingly mounted upon the shaft 35 andsplined thereto, and a gear 37 is rotatably mounted upon the shaft 35and is held lon itudinally between a fixed collar 38 and t e block 36,the gear 37 being positioned to en- A spring 39 bearing gage the rack11. against a collar 40, which collar may be adj ustably secured to theshaft 35 bears against the end of the block 36. In this way a frictionclutch is provided, and in order to in crease the friction between theblock 36 and the gear 37, one of them, as for example, the gear 37, maybe hollowed out more or less conically, and the other taperedcorrespondingly to fit thereinto.

With machines of this character where the web bears regularly spacedsymbols, such as sales forms, and more particularly when a plurality ofwebs are fe simultaneously surimposed on each other, there is difficultyin keeping the symbols of the different webs in register with each otherand of insuring that at the end of the feeding operation the symbolswill a pear properly positioned with regard to the carbon aper and tothe portion of the bed 6 on which it is intended the writing shall takeplace. This may be due in part to the fact that the webs do not expandand contract uniformly with change in atmospheric conditions. Anadjusting of the feeding mechanism which roperly feeds the top orvisible web at one time mi ht not satisfactorily feed the same web un erdifferent atmospheric conditions, and might not keep the symbols of thelower webs in register with the upper.

A practical way of overcoming culty is to provide some physic-a in thepaper in some fixed relation to the printed forms, whereby the positionof the web to bring the printed form into register may be accomplishedby means for bringing the physical alteration into register. The form ofphysical alteration herein shown is this difiia series of perforationsor of sets of perforations or a ertures bearing a fixed relation to thesym ls or forms on the web. Means are rovided preferably cooperatingwith the fiieding mechanism, to adjust the sheets relative to the pathsof the sheets by engagement with the physical alterations in the web,as, for example, controlling fingers, or pins adapted to enter theperforations which pins serve as detents. By moving the pins toward theweb the pins may be caused to enter the perforations without disturbingthe position of the web transversely to the plane thereof.

Mounted also upon the under side of the bed 6 are guiding arms 41, eachbeing provided with a vertical slot. Ada ted to project through holes 42in the bed plate 6 are web controllin fingers or pins 43 reciprocaltransversely of the planes of the webs carried by a plate 44 sliding inthe slots of the guiding arms 41. The pins 43 are thus held frommovement longitudinally of the path of the webs. Mounted upon anoscillatory member, as the shaft 35 are one or more collars 45, to eachof which is attached a pin 46 passing through openings 47 in the plate44, so that when the shaft 35 is revolved in one direction it will, bymeans of the .pins 46 and plate 44, tend to draw the pins 43 alterationends enter the openings downwardl below the level of the bed, and whenthe s aft 35 is rotated in the reverse direction it will force the pinsupwardly to project above the level of the bed. V p

In the embodiment illustrated the e is mounted upon the plate 6, abovethe point where the pins 43 project theret-hrough, a guide bar 48 spacedfrom the plate sufficiently to provide a passageway for the webs. Thebar 48 is also provided with openings in alignment with the openings inthe bed plate, though which pins 43 can project.

For the purpose of adjustably limiting the feed of the web there isprovided a sliding block 49 carried by a screw 50 journaled in thesliding member 13. A pin 51 is mounted upon the under side of the bed 6in the path of the sliding block 49, whereby the reciprocation of thesliding member 13 is stopped when the sliding block engages said pin.Thus by turning the screw 50 to change the position of the block 49, theadjustment of the feed is accomplished.

To facilitate the entry of the pins 43 through the perforations in theweb, these pins may be provided with tapered ends. In the operation ofthe device the pins are preferably projected through the bed while thewebs are still retained by the gripping mechanism, and in this positionthe tapered in the webs and tend by their tapered shape to move the websto such position that the pins are centered in the perforations. Themoment the gripping mechanism is released, however, the full force ofthe tension of the webs may come upon the pins, and at this time in theoperation it is desirable to have a straight surface back of the pointon the side of the pin which is the more remote in the direction inwhich the webs are fed, rather than an inclined surface. The edges ofthe perforations may not be strong enough to permit an inclined surface,by engaging the perforations, to move the webs against the normaltension thereon, so that an inclined surface on the remote side of thepin does not aid in adjusting the position of the symbols, but tendsrather to mutilate the edges of the perforations if the feed beinsuflicient.

It is desirable, however, to have a tapered surface on the opposite ornear side of the pin, as such surface is capable of centering theperforation over the pins, because it is not opposed by the tension onthe webs.

These tapered ends are preferably substantially conical. The axes ofthese cones are preferably not, however, in the axis of the pin, butspaced therefrom in the direction of feed of thc'web, so as to intersectthe more or less cylindrical surface of the pin higher up on theremote'than upon the near side, so as to provide the straight surface onthe remote side and the tapered surface on the near side which have beenreferred to. I

By this construction, by making the feed sli htly greater than thedistance along the we s between successive sets of perforations, thetapered endcan enter the perforation substantially centrally-whereofbefore the release of the web by thegripper, and then upon the releasingof the gripping mechanism there will be a slight retrograde movement ofthe webs, due to the tension on the latter, and the pins willimmediately afford a cylindrical surface against which the tension ofthe web can exert itself thereby retaining the sheet in place while thatportion of the pins which is in the plane of the webs when the webs arereleased by the ipper is of smaller diameter than the per orations sothat the .conical surface on the rear side of the pin aids in centeringthe pins in the openings, as the pins complete their upward travel. Theweb is thus easily adjusted contrary to the direction of feed.

In the operation of this device, for the purpose of inserting the websin the machine, the support 6 is swung upwardly around the shaft 9,thereby exposing the rods 3 on which the rolls of web may now be placed.The end of each web is then carried around its corresponding guide pin5. The

support 6 may now be lowered and the cover 6 thereof removed, therebyexposing the support 6. The ends of the webs are now carried over thesupport 6 (the carbons bein suitably placed between them), and threadeunder the guide bar 48 which retains the webs withinthe sphere ofoperation of -the pins. To allow the paper to pass under the guide bar48, the pins 43 should first be lowered out of the way, which is done byrotating the handle 9 counterclockwise, as seen in Fig. 1. Each web isthen adjusted in turn until its perforations are directly over theopenings 42, and the pins caused to enter said perforations in the webto retain the web in place. Any extra length of web which extends beyondthe tearing bar is then torn off. The machine is now ready to have anyrecord desired made upon the first sheet on the web. p

The feedin operation for feeding the used sheets out o the machine maybe divided into two parts, the feeding or forward stroke, and theretractive return or counter stroke. With the handle 9 in itsfurthermost counterclockwise position, the grippin member 12 will be inits most extende position. A clockwise rotation of the shaft 9 by meansof the arm 9 will cause the gripping member 12 to approach the ends ofthe web by a reciprocation of the sliding member 13 in its guideways 14,thus making the counter stroke above referred to. When the slidingmember 13 has reached stroke, the rack bar 11 is moved longitudinallyaway from the bed of the machine by means ofthe shaft 9 and gear 10. Thesliding member 13 is constrained from movement by the latch producing arelative movement between the rack bar 11 and the sliding member 13.This movement of the rack bar 11 accomplishes two results, first throughthe medium of the friction clutch comprised by the gear or pinion 37 andblock 36, there is rotated the shaft 35, whereby the arms 46 are causedto operate and withdraw or disengage the pins 43 from the holes in theweb, thereby preparing to permit the web to be fed. Also the movement ofthe rack 11 relative to the sliding bar 13 causes the pin 19 toengagethe arm 21 to clamp the movable gripping arm 17 against the stationarygripping arm 16 with the web therebetween. When the rack bar has reachedthe position relative to the sliding member 13 where the cam 26 raisesthe arm 25 to release the latch 24, the sliding member 13 is movedlongitudinally of the bed 6 with the rack bar 11. The spring 15 may actas a coupling to effect this advance of the sliding frame, but forpositive action the pins 14 will coo rate with the end walls of theslots in the s iding frame. At this time the frame 13 is held fromyielding to the spring 15 and'thereby the gripping mechanism is heldfrom vreleasing by the tension on the web tending to overcome spring 15.

During the earily ortion of the sliding movement of the sliding member13 the cam 31 passes out of engagement with the arm 32, whereby the arms28 are rotated by their springs 30 to release the gripping arm 33 andbring the tearing bar 27 in loose engagement 1 with the web. A furthermovement of the operating arm 9 causes a continuous feeding of the webwith the grippin arm 12 until the block 45 engages the pin 4 whichbrings the forward movement to a stop. Upon releasing the handle thespring 15 causes a short relative movement between the rack bar 11 andthe sliding member 13, the reverse of the relative movement whichoccurred in the earlier part of the stroke. This backward movement ofthe rack bar 11 operates through the medium of the gear 37 and thefriction clutch 36 to cause the pins 43 again to be projected throughthe holes, 42 in the bed 6 and through the corresponding holes in theweb. Thus the movements of the pins 43 are in timed relation to those ofthe sliding frame. This movement of the rack bar 11 also causes the pin19 to cease to press against the arm 21, thereby relieving the pressureof arm 22 against jaw 17, whereby the paper gripping mechanism isreleased so as to relieve the pull of the advancing mechanism on thewebs. Thereafter the sheets which have been drawn out of the machine bythe grippin mechanism can be readily torn off along t e tearing bar 23.

Because the pins and the gripper are both actuated by the same movementof the rack, the release of the gripper is simultaneous with themovement of the pins, that is, the gripper is released while the pinsare movmg upwardly, the pins remain up as long as the gripper isreleased, and are drawn downwardly simultaneously with the grippi of thegripper.

n the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the clamp 33 attached to thetearing bar and the guide bar 48 arranged above the pins 43 are replacedby clamp 133 and guides 148. The difference between this constructionand the construction previously described is that in this modificationthese parts are attached to some member which is pivoted so as to beable to be swung over the web, or to be swung away from the web. This isconveniently done by mounting the spring clamp 133 on a flange 6 at theend of the cover 6. The guides 148 may conveniently be in the form ofangle brackets 148 attached to the flange 6 over the openings 42 in thebedplate, and having open slots 148' through which the pins 43 areadapted to project.

The clamp 133 is formed so as to lie normally above the web out ofcontact therewith, but it is adapted to be engaged by the tearing bar,so as to be pressed toward the support 6 to hold the web against thesupport.

By thisconstruction it will be evident that when the cover 6 is turnedback to expose the support to enable the webs to be placed thereon, theguides 148 and spring clamp 133 are also out ofthe way of the web. Theseare again placed in operative position by the placing of the cover 6over the web.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the pins 143, insteadof being attached to a plate 44 mounted in slotted guides 41, and beingoperated by pins 46 operating in holes 47 in the plate 44, are eachmounted in a separate guide. As illustrated, these guides comprisetubular brackets 141 having attaching lugs 141 extending at right anglesto the tubular portion, which lugs are preferably screwed to the underside of the support 6, in such postion vthat the bore of the tubularportion is vertical and in alignment with the openings 42 in the bed 6.The bore of these tubes is enough larger than pins 143 to enable thepins to slide freely therein. As

illustrated, the pins are operated by arms 141 into orifices 147 in thepins 143. These orifices are slightly elongated to permit the necessaryangular movement of the arms 146 relative to the pins 143, but are ofsuch size as to cause the pins to be operated by these arms.

Thus by the above described construction are accomplished, among others,the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used inthe followingclaims is intended to cover all of the generic and s cific features ofthe invention herein escribed, and all statements "of the $00 of theinvention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described adapted for use with webs havingsuccessive symbols thereon, said webs being provided with perforationsbearing a fixed relation to said symbols, comprising, in combination, asupport for said webs, means for feeding said webs relative to saidsupport, pins adapted to engage the perforations to retain a portion ofthe. web in predetermined position, means for bringing the pins into thepath of the web and releasing the feeding means, and means for retainingsaid pins in engagement with the web until the feeding means is againengaged.

2. A device of the character described adapted for use with a pluralityof webs each having successive symbols thereon, said webs being providedwith perforations, comprising, in combination, means for gripping saidweb, means for operating and releasing said gripping means, pins forengaging said perforations for retaining a portion of said web inpredetermined position, and means for projecting said pins into saidperforations simultaneously with the release of said feeding means, thatrtion of the pins which is in the plane 0 the webs at the time thegripping means is released being of smaller diameter than theperforations and having a straight surface on the side against which thetension of the web is exerted and an inclined surface on the oppositeside.

3. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, slotted guides mounted on the under side of saidsupport, a member sliding in said guides, said member being providedwith perforations, pins on said member adapted to be projected throughsaid support, a shaft, arms on said shaft projecting through saidperforations whereby oscillation of the shaft will project and withdrawthe pins, and means including a friction clutch for oscillating saidshaft.

4. A device of the character described adapted for use with sheetshaving perforations therein, comprising, in combination, a support forsuch sheets, means for feeding said sheets relative to the support, aplurality of pins, and means operable by the feeding means forprojecting the pins into the perforations in the sheet at apredetermined position in the feeding thereof.

5. A device of the character described adapted to be used with sheetscomprising, in combination, a support for said sheets, means for feedingthe sheets relative to said support, means adapted to retain said sheetsin osition whiie disconnected from said fee ing means, and meansincluding a friction clutch for controlling the osition of said sheetretaining means relative to said sheet support.

6. A device of the character described adapted to be used with sheetshaving perforations therein comprising, in combination, a support forsaid sheets, means moving longitudinally-of said support for feeding thesheets relative to said support, a rack connected with said feedingmeans, a plurality of pins adapted to enter the perforations in thesheet, a shaft jounaled transversely of said support carrying armsengaging said pins for controlling the posi tion thereof relative tosaid sheet support, and a gear adapted to frictionally operate saidshaft in mesh with said rack, whereby, upon the movement of said feedingmeans in one direction the pins will be withdrawn below the record sheetsupport and upon movement in the opposite direction they will beprojected through said sheet support.

7. A device of the character described adapted for use with a continuousweb having successive symbols thereon, said web being provided withperforations in fixed relation to said 5 mbols comprising, incombination, means or feeding said web a distance slightly greater thanthe distance between the perforations whe'reby the symbols are forcedslightly beyond normal registratin position, and pins adapted to engagesai perforations to rmit the retraction of said web only suficiently tobring the symbols into a predetermined position, said pins beingprovided with means for forcing the web backward to insure thepositioning of the symbols in predetermined position.

8. A device of the character described adapted for use'with sheetshaving perforations therein, comprising, in combination, a support forsaid sheets, and means for maintaming and adjusting the position of saidsheets comprising pins with ends of conical shape having one side shapedto form a straight surface opposite a portion of said conical end.

9. A device of theJcharacter described adapted for use with sheetshaving perforat1ons therein, comprising, in combination, a support forsaid sheets, means for maintaining and adjusting the position of saidsheets compr sing pins havin a conical end, and a straight surface bacof the end on one Side; opposite a portion of saidconical end againstwhich tension of the sheets is exerted.

10. A device ofthe character described adapted for use with a pluralityof webs each having successive symbols thereon, said webs being providedwith perforations, comprising, in combination, means for feeding saidwebs under tension a distance slightly greater than the distance betweenthe perforations whereby the symbols are carried slightlybeyond thepoint desired, and means permitting retrograde motion of the webs, orretaining the webs in registration, comprising pins adapted to an agesaid perforations, conical ends on sai pins non-coaxial with said pinswhereby a straight surface is afforded for the major portion of theheight of the active portion of the pins on the side of the pins againstwhich the tension of the web is exerted, and an inclined surface isformed onthe other side of said pins for assisting in the centering ofthe erforations over the pins to bring the symbols into registration. 7

11. In a device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for sheets, means for feeding said sheets comprising a memberreciprocating in the general direction in which the sheets are fed,means for operatively connecting said member to said sheets at the endof its counterstroke, and for maintaining it in operative connectionwith said sheets during its forward stroke, a shaft pivoted transverseto the direction of feed of said sheets and be low the support, aU-shaped member carried by said shaft having intermediate its ends amember for clamping the sheets to the support, an arm on said transverseshaft, and a cam on the reciprocating feeding member to engage said arm,rock said shaft,

and thereby cause said clamping member.

adapted for use with a web, comprising, in combination, a tearing baradapted to engage said web, means for raising said bar out of engagementwith said web, and means normall out of engagement with the web forretaining said web in position as the bar is raised.

13. A device of the character described adapted for use with a web,comprising, in combination, means including a gripping member or feedingsaid web, a tearing bar adapted to'engage said web, along which said webmay be torn, means for raising said bar out of the way of said grippingmember as the lattermoves into position to grasp the web, and meansnormally out of engagement with the web for retaining the web inposition while it is being grasped by said gripping member.

14. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web including a memberreciprocating in the general direction in which the web is fed, meansfor operatively connecting said member to said web at the end of itscounter-stroke and for maintaining it in operative connection with saidweb during its forward stroke, a shaft pivoted transverse to thedirection of feed of said web and below the support, a U- shaped membercarrying a tearing bar, means mounted on said tearing bar for clampingsaid web to the support, an arm on said transverse shaft, and a cam onthe reciprocating feeding member to engage said arm, thereby rock saidshaft, and cause said clamping member to clamp the web to the support.

15. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, means for feeding said web including a member havin aforward and a counter stroke reciprocating in the general direction inwhich the sheets are fed, means for operatively connecting said memberto said web at the end of its counter-stroke and for maintaining it inoperative connection with said webduring its forward stroke, a tearingbar mounted to extend over said web capable of being moved toward andaway from said web, means for moving said tearing bar and a clampingmember on said tearing bar so mounted that when said tearing bar ismoved away from said web said clamping member will clamp said sheets tosaid suport.

p 16. In a device of the character described, in combination,intermittently operating means having a forward and a reverse stroke,for feeding the sheet forward, means permitting retrograde motion of thesheet for adjusting the position of the sheet, and means for retainingthe sheets in place at the end of the reverse stroke until engaged bysaid feeding means.

17 In a device of the character described, in combination,intermittently operating means for feeding sheets forward and means forconnecting and disconnecting the feeding means, means permittingretrograde motion of the sheets for retaining the sheets in apredetermined position while disconnected from said feeding means, meansfor operating and releasing said retaining means, and means forretaining the sheets in place while being released by said firstmentioned retaining means until they are operatively connected to saidfeeding means.

18. In a device of the character described, in combination, means forfeeding a sheet, means for alternatel connecting and disconnecting saidfee ing means with the sheet, means for retaining the sheet in apredetermined position while disconnected from said feeding means, andmeans for retaining the sheet in position while the sheet is beingdisconnected from the first mentioned retaining means and while it isbeing connectedto said feeding means.

19. A device of the character described,

comprising in combination, a support for sheets to be fed, means forfeeding said sheets relative to said support, and means for holding saidsheets in position preparatory to being fed by said feeding means, saidholding means being movable from a position in which it ma be caused toengage said sheets to a position clear of said sheets to expose thesame.

20. A device of the character described, comprising in combination, asupport for sheets to be fed, means adapted alternately to engage andrelease the web for feeding said sheets relative to said support andmeans for holding said sheets in osition preparatory to being fed, aremovab e cover for said support, said holding means being attached tosaid cover, whereby when said cover is in place said holding means willbe in a position in which it may be caused to engage said sheets, andwhen said cover is removed the holding means will be in a position clearof said sheets to expose the same.

21. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a suport, means for feeding a web relative to said sup port, and means foradjusting a portion of said web relative to said support com risingmeans ada ted to engage physica alterations in sai web, and meansadapted to cooperate with said engaging means to cause said web to beengaged thereby, said coopcrating means being movable from a position inwhich it is adapted to cooperate with said engaging means, to a positionclear of said web to expose the same.

22. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asugport, means-for feedin a web relative to sai support, a removab ecover for said support,

and means for adjusting a portion of said web relative to said supportcomprising means to engage physical alterations in said web and means tocooperate with said engaging means to cause said web to be engagedthereby, said cooperating means bein mounted on said cover whereby whensa" cover is in place said cooperating means will be in a position inwhich it may be caused to cooperate with said engaging means, and whenthe said co,ver is removed, said cooperating means will be clear of saidweb to expose the same.

23. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, asupport for a web, web tensioning means, means for feeding the webrelative to said support, means for adjusting a portion of said webrelative to said support comprising pins movable into and out ofengagement with said web, tubular guides on the under side of saidsupport in which said pins slide, and means for moving said pins intoand out of engagement with said web.

24. In an autographic register, in combination, mechanism adapted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websadapted to enter. the apertures in the superposed webs, and held againstmovement longitudinally of said paths, and an operating handleoperatively connected to said feed mechanism and said adjustingmechanism.

25. In an autographic register, in combination, mechanism adapted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websand held against movement longitudinally of said paths adapted to enterthe apertures in the superosed webs, and means cooperative with said eedmechanism adapted to operate said finger, comprising an oscillatoryshaft operatively connected to said finger.

26. In an autogra hic register, in combination, mechanism a apted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the aths of the websadapted to enter apertures m the superposed webs means cooperative withsaid feed mechanism adapted to opcrate said finger comprising anoscillatory shaft operatively connected to said finger, and areciprocatory bar adapted to oscillate said shaft.

27. In an autogra hic register, in combina tion, mechanism a apted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising said device andsaid operator bar causes the gripping andreleasing operations of said device, and means adapted, positively, toprevent advance of said device from initial web advancing position priorto relative movement between said bar and device sufiicient to causegripping operation.

28. In an autographic register, in combination, mechanism adapted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websadapted to enter the apertures in the superposed webs, said feedmechanism comprising a reciprocatory device adapted alternately to gripand release the Webs, a reciprocatory operator bar movable relative tosaid device, means adapted to couple said barwith said device to movethe latter with .the former after a predetermined amount of relativemovement therebetween, a latch adapted to engage said device andrestrain movement thereof from initial web advancing position, and meanscarried by said operator bar ada ted to release said latch after a reetermined amount of movement of said ar.

29. In an autograpliic register, in, combination, mechanism ada ted tosimultaneously feed a plurality o superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websadapted to enter the apertures in the superposed webs, said feedmechanism comprising a reciprocatory device adapted alternately to gripand release the webs, a reciprocatory operator bar movable relative tosaid device, means adapted to couple said bar with said device to movethe latter with the former after a predetermined amount of relativemovement therebetween, means whereby said finger is moved into and outof engagement with the apertures in the webs in timed relation to themovement of said reciprocatory device comprising an oscillatory shaftoperatively connected to. said finger and devices whereby the movementof said operator bar oscillates said shaft.

30. In an autographic register, in combination, mechanism adapted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs,means'adapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websadapted to enter the apertures in the superposed webs, said feedmechanism comprising a reciprocatory devicead-apted alternately to gripand release the webs, a reciprocatory operator bar movable relative tosaid device, means adapted to couple said bar with said device to movethe latter with the former after a predetermined amount of relativemovement therebetween, means whereby: said finger is moved into and outof engagement with the apertures in the webs in timed relation to themovement of said reciprocatory device comprising an oscillatory shaftoperatively connected to said finger and devices whereby the movement ofsaid operator bar oscillates said shaft, and means adapted positively toprevent advance of said device from initialweb advancing position priorto gripping operation of said reciprocatory device.

31. In an autographic register, in combination, mechanism adapted tosimultaneously feed a plurality of superposed apertured webs, meansadapted to adjust portions of said webs relative to each othercomprising a controlling finger reciprocal across the paths of the websadapted to enter the apertures in the superposed webs, said feedmechanism comprising a reciprocatory device adapted, alternately, togrip and release the webs, a reciprocatory operator bar movable relativeto said device, means adapted to couple said bar with said device toadvance the latter with the former after a predetermined amount ofrelative movement therebetween, and means whereby the advancemovement'of said bar relative to said device effects withdrawal of thefinger from the apertures.

32. In an autographic register, in combination, means adapted to feed aweb at intervals comprising a reciprocatory griper, a web controllingfinger, means wherey said finger is moved into and out of engagementwith an aperture in the web between the intervals of advance of the webcomprising a reciprocatory operator bar movable relative to said ripper,means adapted to couple said bar with said gripper to retract the latterwith the former after a predetermined amount of relative retractivemovement therebetween, and means whereby the retractive movement of saidbar relative to said gripper effects engagement of said finger with saidaperture.

33. In an autographic register, in combination, means adapted to feed aweb at intervals comprising a reciprocatory ripper. a web controllingfinger, means w erebination,

by said finger is moved into and out of engagement with an aperture inthe web between the intervals of advance of the web comprising areciprocatory operator bar movable relative to said ripper, meansadapted to couple said bar with said gripper to retract the latter withthe former after a predetermined amount of relative retractive movementtherebetween, means whereby the retractive movement of said bar relativeto said gripper efi'ects engagement of said finger with said aperture,and a spring to effect said relative retractive movement.

34. In an autographic register, in commeans adapted to feed a web atintervals comprising a reciprocatory gripper, means to open and closethe same, a web controlling finger, means whereby said finger ismoved-into and out of engagement with an aperture in the web between theintervals of advance of the web comprisin a reclprocatory operator barmovable relative to said gripper, means adapted to couple said bar withsaid gripper to retract the latter with the former after a predeterminedamount of relative retractive movement therebetween, and means wherebythe retractive movement of said bar relative to said gripper effectsengagement of said finger with said aperture and the opening of saidgripper substantially simultaneously with said engagement. 1

35. In an autographic registier, in combination, a reciprocatory gripperadapted toadvance a web at intervals, a web controlling finger, meanswhereby said finger' is moved into and out of engagement with anaperture in the web between the intervals of advance of the web, meansadapted to time the operation of said finger moving means so that saidfinger is in the aperture in the web while the web is released from saidgripper, and means cooperative to hold the web in the positiondetermined by said finger until the next succeeding gripping thereof bysaid gripper.

36. In an autographic register, in combination, advance a web atintervals, a web controlling finger, means whereby s'aid finger is movedinto and out of engagement with an aperture in the web between theintervals of advance of the web, means adapted to time the operation ofsaid finger moving means so that said finger is in the aperture intheweb while the web is released from said gripper, and means cooperativeto hold the web in the position determined by said finger until the nextsucceeding grippin thereof by said gripper, said last mention meanscomprising a spring finger adapted to clamp the portion of the web to begri ped in stationary sition until said contro mg finger i with rawnfrom said aperture.

37. In an autographic register, in coma reciprocatory gripper adapted tobination, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance a web at intervals,a web controlling finger, means whereby said finger is movedinto and outof an aperture in the web between the intervals of advance of the web,said last mentioned means comprising a rack and pinion, a frictionclutch adapted to couple said finger with said pinion, and means wherebythe operation of said rack advances and retracts said gripper.

38. In an apparatus of the character described, in combination, meansadapted to advance a web at intervals, means adapted to adjust a portionof the web relative to the path of advance comprising a web controllingfinger automatically cooperative to engage an aperture in the webbetween the intervals of advance, said advancing means comprising areciproca-tory device adapted alternately to grip and release the web,means adapted to reciprocate said device comprising a reciprocatoryoperator bar movable relative to said device, means adapted to couplesaid bar with said device to move the latter with the former after apredetermined amount of relative movement therebetween, means wherebyrelative movement between said device and said operator bar causes thegripping and releasing operations of said device, means adaptedpositively to prevent advance of said device from initial web advancingposition prior to relative movement between said bar and de vicesufiicient to cause said gripping operations, and means adaptedpositively to prevent retract-ive movement of said device from normaladvanced position prior to relative movement between said bar and devicesufficient to cause said releasing operation.

39. In a machine of the character described, the combination with meansimparting to a perforated web a normal tendency to shift rearwardly, ofmeans for feeding the web forwardly, a registering device adapted toenter a perforation in the web, and means for freeing the feeding meansfrom the web.

40. A. device of the character described adapted for use with a webhaving successive symbols thereon, said web being provided with physicalalterations bearing a fixed relation to said symbols comprising, incombination, means for feeding said web a distance slightly greater thanthe distance between successive symbols, means permitting retrogrademotion of the web for engaging the physical alterations in said web toretain the symbols in a predetermined position, and means formaintaining a tension on said web.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS F. HAGEMANN;

Witnesses:

PETER V. KELLER, HENRY L. Bnswioia.

